A CHINESE KANGXI FAMILLE VERTE ECUELLE AND COVER, Kangxi (1662 - 1722)
Height: 11cm; 4 1/3 ins.
Diameter: 12cm; 4 ¾ ins
BF47
Diameter: 12cm; 4 ¾ ins
BF47
Of circular section, raised on a straight foot, the body formed in two registers and fitted with two squared loop handles, the flattened dome cover with a knop finial, decorated...
Of circular section, raised on a straight foot, the body formed in two registers and fitted with two squared loop handles, the flattened dome cover with a knop finial, decorated in famille verte enamels, the lowest register on the body decorated with leafy sprays of flowers and butterflies, the upper section decorated with foliate cartouches filled with flower sprays reserved against a diaper pattern ground in red, the handles each decorated with floral sprays, the cover similarly decorated, the rim with a band of spiral work, a circle of petal-shaped panels around the finial, the base glazed.
Literature
There is an ecuelle and cover of similar form but in underglaze blue in the collection of the Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam, museum number AK-NM-13135.
